Top 40 Fortnite Winter Royale Qualifier Lamar and Tekken World Tour Preview with AceKingOffsuit - Cheddar Sports 11/30/18
For a week, esports insiders have been flooding the #esportsmystery hashtag - today, we finally find out what it actually is. But there's another mystery on the horizon - what's Ninja planning to do with Smash Bros? And will Blizzard's new approach to competitive Hearthstone pay off?
Then, we talk to top 40 Fortnite Winter Royale qualifier Lamar about his experience playing the tournament and what it's like being in a game with such a disparity between the pro and casual scenes. Steve 'AceKingOffsuit' Jurek joins us to preview the Tekken World Tour finals, and Logitech G's Vincent Borel explains Logitech's Shadow Project partnership with legendary auto manufacturers McLaren to find a racing game player worthy of joining their esports team.
Carlo and Baker cover the latest developments after a devastating tornado outbreak over the weekend, plus an eye on Omicron and inflation, and not even Spielberg can save the box office.
Carlo's joined by a quarantining Baker to discuss the headlines from the weekend as Omicron spreads like wildfire, Manchin kills Biden's signature bill and Spider-Man throws a lifeline to the box office.
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